Top Chess Players in India - Pahina 2

GM Sethuraman S P 2551 | #190

The player's full name is Sethuraman S.P and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Sethuraman. S. P. Sethuraman is an Indian grandmaster and Asian chess champion. He won the Asian U-12 championship in 2004 and became World U-16 Champion in 2009. He became...

IM Aronyak Ghosh

The name Ghosh is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aronyak.IM Aronyak Ghosh is an Indian international master who qualified for the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship.

GM Aaryan Varshney 2538 | #217

GM Raja Rithvik R 2537 | #219

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GM Adhiban Baskaran 2536 | #225

The player's full name is Adhiban Baskaran and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Adhiban. Baskaran Adhiban is an Indian grandmaster. His biggest accomplishments include being the 2009 Indian Champion and the 2008 World Under-16 Champion. He also won the...

GM Koneru Humpy 2535 | #229

The name Koneru is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by her name, Humpy. GM Koneru Humpy is one of the top female chess players in the world and has been so for most of her career. The former Indian chess prodigy has spent just one month outside of the top five women in the world since...

GM Visakh N R

The initials are derived from his father and the person should be referred to by the given name, Visakh.

GM Lalith Babu M R

The player's full name is M.R Lalit Babu and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Lalit Babu.

GM Geetha Narayanan Gopal 2529 | #240

The name Geetha Narayanan is his father's name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gopal.

GM Ilamparthi A R 2525 | #248

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GM Harsha Bharathakoti 2519 | #263

GM Harsha Bharathakoti is an Indian chess grandmaster, who earned the title in 2019. The name Bharathakoti is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Harsha.

GM A Ra Harikrishnan

IM Aswath S 2517 | #266

GM Mitrabha Guha

The name Guha is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Mitrabha.

GM Aditya Samant

The name Samant is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aditya.

GM Prraneeth Vuppala

GM Vignesh N R

The initials NR are derived from his father and the player should be referred to by his name, Vignesh.

IM Mayank Chakraborty 2506 | #291

GM Aarav Dengla 2506 | #291

GM Harshit Raja 2503 | #300

The name Raja is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Harshit.

GM Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh is an Indian grandmaster. She is India's 2022 women's chess champion and the 2023 Asian women's chess champion. In 2024, she won the women's under-20 world championship at the age of 18. Divya scored 9.5/11 points at the 45th Chess Olympiad, winning the individual gold medal on the third...

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu 2496 | #315

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is an Indian chess player and one of the top women in the world rankings. In 2023, she won the FIDE Grand Swiss to become a candidate for the Women's World Championship. Soon after, she earned her grandmaster title. In 2025, she duplicated the feat of winning the Grand Swiss,...

IM Harshavardhan G B 2493 | #323

The initials are dervied from his father and the player should be referred to by his name Harshavardhan GB

GM S Rohith Krishna 2493 | #323

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